QUEEN-A NIGHT AT THE OPERA-1975-FIRST PRESS USA-ELEKTRA-7E-1053 SP Specialty pressing. A rare American original. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the rock band Queen, released on December 2, 1975. The record was a great success: its sales reached three million, and in the UK charts it held the first position for four inconsistent weeks. The title of the album — "A Night at the Opera" — as well as the subsequent one, is taken from the repertoire of American comedians of the 1930s by the Marx brothers, namely from the film of the same name. At each Queen concert, several songs from A Night at the Opera were necessarily performed (while "Love of My Life" was never performed in the album version). It is considered that the song "Death on Two Legs" is dedicated to the former producer of the band. "Bohemian Rhapsody" brought the band a resounding success and in 2000 was recognized in Britain as the "song of the millennium". The final album, "God Save the Queen", is the anthem of Great Britain arranged by Brian May; it was this composition that invariably completed each concert of the band. The album was ranked 230th on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and 128th on the 2020 list.
Vinyl record in a clean top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. The cover is a matte spread with an embossed logo in top condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Labels in a clean state - NMINT/ARCHIVE.
Lot sold: 3600 ₽
BLACK SABBATH-MASTER OF REALITY-1971-FIRST PRESS SWEDEN-VERTIGO SWIRL-6360050. A rare Scandinavian original of the cult album. Master of Reality is the third studio album by the British rock band Black Sabbath, recorded by producer Roger Baingiep at the Record Plant Studio (Los Angeles, California) and released on July 21, 1971. The album rose to number 5 on the UK Album Charts and to number 8 on the Billboard 200. It is ranked 298th on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 best albums of all time. ...more
Lot sold: 4000 ₽
Estimate: 8000—10000 ₽
BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST-EYES OF THE UNIVERSE-1979-FIRST PRESS UK-POLYDOR-POLD5029.A rare British original of the cult prog band. Eyes Of The Universe is the tenth studio album by the British band Barclay James Harvest, released on November 5, 1979. After recording the album "XII" in 1978, the band lost the "branded" mellotrons of Stuart "Woolley" Woolstenholm. Feeling close within the Barclay James Harvest group, Woolley seriously engaged in a solo career. The remaining trio of musicians decided to continue the existence of their collective, making up for the loss mainly due to session musicians. The band's sound has noticeably improved and become more pop, but it has remained "afloat". And that was the main thing. One could not even dream of fame in America, but in Europe the records continued to be sold "briskly". ...more
Lot sold: 8500 ₽
CHARLES, RAY-JUST BETWEEN US-1988-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-HOLLAND-CBS4611831. A rare record of the late period in the jazz-blues style. Just Between Us is an album by American singer Ray Charles, released by Columbia Records in 1988. The songs included in it represent all the styles that Charles performed before the early 1990s, which combined R/B, soul, country, blues, and pop. The album was recorded with such giants as B. B. KING, GLADYS KNIGHT, MILT JACKSON, LOU RAWLS, QUINCY JONES. ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
NAZARETH-SNAZ (2LP'S)-1981- THE FIRST UK- NEMS-NELD102 PRESS. A rare British original of the iconic live concert. The full name of the disc is It's Naz: only part of the inscription "'SNAZ" is depicted on the front side of the record, which many mistakenly indicate as the name of the album; there is an assumption (including due to the lack of a space) that this is a "provocation".The album is a recording of a concert at the Pacific Colisium in Vancouver in May 1981, held as part of a tour of North America. Several more concerts of that tour were recorded on tape, but this one, according to the band, was the best. In 2005, the album at number 430 was included in the list of the 500 greatest rock and metal albums of all time by Rock Hard magazine ...more
Lot sold: 3000 ₽
Estimate: 6000—7000 ₽
ZZ TOP-AFTERBURNER-1985-FIRST PRESS UK/EU-GERMANY-WARNER. BROS - 925342-1. The most successful album that reached platinum status in the UK, multi-platinum in the U.S., reaching No. 4 in The Billboard 200. Single Sleeping Bag made it to 8th place on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks ...more
Lot sold: 2200 ₽
Estimate: 4000—5000 ₽
